From Mark Ford, founder, Palm Beach Research Group: Is it possible to begin with nothing and acquire wealth in America? Is it still possible today? I’ve been studying that question for almost 20 years. And the answer is unequivocal: It is. It is still possible for ordinary, unconnected, wage-earning Americans to become wealthy. And I […]
From Mark Ford, founder, Palm Beach Research Group: Thirty years ago, I made “getting rich” my No. 1 goal. I got the idea from Dale Carnegie’s advice in his book How to Win Friends and Influence People. He said that most people fail to achieve their dreams because they don’t set goals. But he also […]
Editor’s Note: A massive wave of populism is ripping the European Union (EU) apart at the seams… and there is danger—and profit—ahead. Few people have a better grasp of the EU’s unraveling than globetrotting crisis investor Nick Giambruno. After successfully predicting the outcome of the Italy vote—and how to profit from it—Nick now turns to […]
“Here’s how to secure safe income in “an incomeless world”… U.S. 10-year Treasury bond yields have exploded almost 100% higher over the last five months. That’s led some to believe it’s safe to return to securities like real estate investment trusts (REITs) and non-investment-grade “junk” bonds for high-income yields. But The Palm Beach Letter’s Teeka […]
From Jeff Deist, president, Mises Institute: Coverage of central banks and monetary policy in popular financial media outlets like Bloomberg, Financial Times, Forbes, Wall Street Journal, and The Economist is almost uniformly bad. The reporting and analysis are superficial, and the writers tend to assume facts not in evidence. The same myths repeat themselves ad […]
From Bill Bonner, chairman, Bonner & Partners: Judging by the Diary Mailbag, dear readers would like to see a more positive attitude towards the president-elect. We would like to take a more positive approach; we like wishful thinking as much as anyone. In particular, we’d like to see Mr. Trump do away with the inheritance […]
From Justin Spittler, research analyst, Casey Research: The first domino in Europe has fallen. Italy held an important constitutional referendum over the weekend. As we’ve explained many times, this vote had huge implications for Italy and the rest of Europe. As we told you, a “Yes” vote would have basically kept things the same in […]